red flag

Example Sentences

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That should be a big red flag, and it bears discussing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Another red flag: “free” versions of videogames you would normally pay for, or streaming-video apps offering you free access to paid content: sports, Netflix, HBO, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And if interviewers bristle at questions or dodge them, that could be a red flag.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Additionally, the double bottom breakout above a $436.99 pivot unraveled very quickly, a red flag as we know the best breakouts tend to work out right away.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

House after house was decorated with a tiny red flag, the sign that yellow fever had invaded it.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy